The Future Of Mental Health: Psychedelic Medicine For Depression, Addiction, Trauma, And More with Dr. Pamela Kryskow

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psychedelic medicine and how these compounds are finally being
recognized as powerful tools for overcoming hard-to-treat health
issues like PTSD, depression, addiction, and more.    Dr.
Pamela Kryskow is a medical doctor and the medical lead of the
non-profit Roots To Thrive Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Programs,
which treats people with PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use
challenges, and with end-of-life distress. She is a founding board
member of the Psychedelic Association of Canada and the medical
chair of the Vancouver Island University Post Graduate Certificate
in Psychedelic Medicine-assisted Therapy. Her ongoing research
includes psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, microdosing, front-line
healthcare workers, and first responder's mental wellness. Prior to
studying medicine, she was a City of Coquitlam Firefighter for
eight years and a provincial forestry firefighter for four
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interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The history
and resurgence of psychedelic medicine (8:36 / 6:44) Effectiveness
and cost savings of psychedelic therapy (10:00 / 8:07) Psilocybin
and depression treatment (12:48 / 10:55) How psychedelics work in
the brain (18:34 / 16:40) Pamela’s real-world experience providing
psychedelic therapy (28:43 / 24:28) Microdosing psychedelics (43:40
/ 39:25) Government regulation of psychedelic medicine in Canada
(53:11 / 48:56) The future of psychedelic medicine (1:00:51 /
56:37) Learn more at rootstothrive.com.